Establishment of Yemeni Dental Arch Form

Authors

  • Nabil M Al-Zubair Professor, Department Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Sana'a University Sana'a

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/ojn.v3i2.10073

Keywords:

arch form, dental cast analysis, Yemeni dental Arch

Abstract

Objective: To assess the dental arch forms of Yemeni adult sample.

Materials & Method: The Eucledian clustering method of analysis was utilized for the determination of dental arch form. A total of 398 study models were constructed and evaluated to do measurements for both arches using a modified sliding caliper gauge. Six dental cast measurements divided into three sagittal and three transverse measurements were utilized to represent the dental arch width and length measurements.

Result: Narrow form is the most prevalent arch form (30.9%) followed by wide form (23.9%), their prominence appear more in females and the least prevalent arch form was the mid form (9.3%), while flat and pointed forms were in between 18.3% and 17.6% respectively.

Conclusion: Five arch forms: narrow, wide, mid, pointed and flat were distinguished as unique forms for the dental arches, with the predominance of the narrow arch form were found among Yemeni adults.

 

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Published

2013-12-31

How to Cite

Al-Zubair, N. M. (2013). Establishment of Yemeni Dental Arch Form. Orthodontic Journal of Nepal, 3(2), 22–26. https://doi.org/10.3126/ojn.v3i2.10073

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 2 (2013)

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